Duncan, Linton LLP
45 Erb St. East N2J 1L7 Waterloo, ON, Canada

Though most construction projects across Canada never came to a complete standstill as a result of COVID-19, it still took a considerable toll on the industry’s workforce throughout 2020: http://ow.ly/Vmjb30rsfLl #Construction #WaterlooLawyer

These are some recent tax-related updates associated with some of the COVID-19 relief individual Canadians and small businesses may have received this past year: http://ow.ly/PvHf30rqAeT #CanadianTaxes #WaterlooLawyer #COVID19

The Residential Construction Council of Ontario has signed a letter encouraging the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to support the One Ontario initiative, to set the stage for an e-permitting system: http://ow.ly/bA1Z30rpWux #Construction #WaterlooLawyers #ResidentialConstruction #Ontario

We want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! #MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays #Christmas2020 #HolidaySeason

Waterloo Region is erecting signs in front of schools this week that will notify residents of the Automated Speed Enforcement cameras, that are being installed in 90 days: http://ow.ly/hjsG30rrA5K #WaterlooRegion #WaterlooLawyer #Municipal

Platinum Drive is the fourth major road to have been built in Waterloo in the past 25 years and it’s the latest following the construction of the University Avenue extension: http://ow.ly/m5Yu30rpDBO #WaterlooLawyer #KitchenerWaterloo #WaterlooRegion #Municipal

After a turbulent 2020, contractors are now facing volatility in the year ahead, with growth predicted in some segments of the market and a decline in others: http://ow.ly/KAWF30rrrjo #Construction #WaterlooLawyers

Digital technology investments are moving up the priority list in the construction sector: http://ow.ly/mVJF30roKot #Construction #WaterlooLawyer

After a non-resident appealed a TFSA tax penalty, the court concluded that the CRA’s decision to deny them relief from tax liability was unreasonable: http://ow.ly/fuPK30rrgCQ #TFSA #Taxes #WaterlooLawyer #Liability

Cheers to a new year! #HappyNewYear #Happy2021 #Cheers #HappyNewYear2021 #NewYear

A Waterloo retirement community rail against plans for a development that would feature a mixed-use building with up to 1,100 residential units: http://ow.ly/MpTl30rjtsi #WaterlooOntario #WaterlooLawyer #Construction

There were no new projects announced in Waterloo Region in Thursday's provincial budget, but local mayors were pleased to hear about ongoing commitments: http://ow.ly/dM9630rjjsu #WaterlooRegion #WaterlooLawyers

This year is on track to be the most active year in Canadian real estate history, likely thanks to the number of people exiting urban living after switching to working from home: http://ow.ly/WWDn30rkvDO #RealEstate #WaterlooLawyer

Lest We Forget. #RemembranceDay #November11 #lestweforget #remember #Remembrance

After a lull in the early days of COVID-19, more and more Canadians are starting to file for bankruptcy again, and experts in the field say government has to do more and soon or the economy could face a tsunami of insolvencies in the coming months: http://ow.ly/pa5H30rkvDe #WaterlooLawyers #Bankruptcy #COVID19

Regional council has approved almost half a million dollars for a design plan of a temporary terminal expansion at the local airport: http://ow.ly/ukaS30rjjnd #KitchenerWaterloo #WaterlooLawyers

Proposed new bus connections could eventually see Guelph Transit connect with Kitchener, Waterloo and Aberfoyle: http://ow.ly/8W6230rkjFV #WaterlooLawyer #WaterlooRegion #Municipal

New gates, lights and bells, along with tactile strips on the sidewalk, are some of the improved measures being installed at local railway crossings to improve pedestrian safety in Waterloo: http://ow.ly/wn4C30ridu7 #MunicipalLaw #WaterlooLawyer

The Canada Revenue Agency will withhold 10% tax at source from amounts distributed through three new COVID-19 recovery benefits: http://ow.ly/Hqae30rdDnr #CRA #WaterlooLawyer #COVID19

Happy Thanksgiving! #HappyThanksgiving #Thanksgiving2020

The Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada says the total number of insolvencies in August 2020 fell 42.4 per cent compared with August 2019: http://ow.ly/jJAC30rdsBQ #BankruptcyLawyer #WaterlooLawyer

The Federal government has promised to spend $10 billion on infrastructure initiatives, as part of a plan to boost growth and create one million jobs after the pandemic pummelled the economy: http://ow.ly/WBlR30rdsBn #EmploymentLawyer #WaterlooLawyer #COVID19

Canadian mortgages rates are at a record low, but should potential home buyers lock in rates right now or will rates go any lower? http://ow.ly/geAZ30rcBhR #RealEstateLawyer #WaterlooLawyer #MortgageRates

Bankruptcies and consumer proposals were both still down in August: http://ow.ly/yTuy30rcBh8 #WaterlooLawyer #Bankruptcy #CanadianEconomy #Insolvency

A new report says that Canada’s economy was headed for slowing growth in the next decade, even if COVID-19 had never hit: http://ow.ly/6LR730rcpDw #CanadianEconomy #EmploymentLawyer #COVID19 #WaterlooLawyer

Home prices across Canada could tumble about seven per cent in 2021, as unemployment dampens the hot real estate market: http://ow.ly/ygOH30rccwR #CanadianRealEstate #WaterlooLawyer #RealEstate

Failure to report dispositions annually can have consequences, as we learned from a recent Ontario court case, where a man was told he owed $4.1 million in taxes: http://ow.ly/ZV7v30rberr #Taxes #WaterlooLawyers #CanadianTaxes #OntarioLawyers

The ratio of what Canadians owe versus their ability to pay it back went down in the first three months, but that unexpectedly brighter debt picture could be hiding a wave of bankruptcies waiting to emerge: http://ow.ly/4n1K30rb3ZM #BankruptcyLawyer #Insolvency #CanadianBusiness #WaterlooLawyers #COVID19

A Waterloo developer is blaming the COVID-19 pandemic and market conditions for pulling the plug on a condominium project in downtown Kitchener: http://ow.ly/rHEZ30ramfs #ConstructionLawyer #COVID19 #KitchenerWaterloo #WaterlooLawyers

The regional council may extend the current mandatory mask bylaw through the spring of 2021: http://ow.ly/F49J30ramdS #bylaw #RegionalCouncil #WaterlooOntario #KitchenerWaterloo #WaterlooLawyers #COVID19

A Montreal-based company filed for creditor protection this week under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, and will restructure its business, becoming the latest retailer crippled by the economic fallout of the pandemic: http://ow.ly/v0y630racF7 #BankruptcyLawyers #Insolvency #WaterlooLawyers #WaterlooOntario #InsolvencyLawyer #COVID19